What we’re about
Welcome! I'm so glad you found us... Welcome to our community. Our group is alive and well and growing by leaps and bounds. We host both online and live events, mostly but not exclusively in the Orange County area.
As of 2022, I am leading transformational groups to Greece in September and once in Costa Rica in June. Please check out my travel website at lesbiangetaways.com for trip info. I would love it if you joined the mailing list. This separates out our special announcements from all the other meetup emails which can be overwhelming at times. The occasional emails will come from Lesbian Getaways.
I have been so touched by the intimacy and connections that are being created ongoingly through our group interactions. Lots of close friendships and circles have been made and yes, even some romance! I try to mix it up and keep it interesting and I’m always open to new ideas and feedback. My commitment to every member is that there are no "outsiders" and all folks that identify as a woman loving women are welcome. I believe that the experience of feeling welcome and included is palpable in our group events whether live or on Zoom.
For FB users, please follow us (facebook.com/somanywomensolittletime/). If you would like to be part of our secret FB group or our So Cal Lesbian Pickleballers group, please email me at lesbiangetaways@gmail.com and let me know. Once in, you can invite your friends directly from there.
I ask that you please set your notifications at minimum to receive organizer messages and new event announcements. This has to be done while actually on our group site. You can find the settings by clicking on your round profile photo on the top right corner and select email and notifications.
I am so looking forward to meeting you whether it be online or in person when that time comes.
With Enthusiasm,
Your organizer, Jody
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Get Your Needs Met 8 Week Course by the Conscious Girlfriend AcademyLink visible for attendees
Starting THIS Saturday, once/week series from May 10th - June 28th, 10-12pm
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER!The LIFE CHANGING topic of understand our own needs in order to get them met, is one of the ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL elements to having happy and healthy relationships. We don't need to feel guilty or judge ourselves for having needs because they are a basic, universal characteristic of being human. One of the ways that many of us block our needs from getting met is by not being able to set the boundaries we need. Saying No to things we don't want is just as crucial as being able to ask for what we do want. And, on the flip side, some of us say yes when we really mean NO. Both sides of this equation are so important to consider.
Let's explore what our needs are and how to effectively communicate them so we can be more satsified and fulfilled in our relationships.
My friend, Dr. Ruth Schwartz, director of the Conscious Girlfriend Academy is the perfect person to teach this. She is a multiple times published author and an extremely empathetic and brilliant teacher who creates a super safe, non-judemental environment so we can open up, be vulnerable and learn these essential skills for healthy relating.
If you are a person that is either dis-satisfied with some or all of your current relationships on some level OR simply love to learn new skills and paradigms, THEN THIS IS FOR YOU! I have studied this topic extensively through my mediation training and I am joining in on this class myself to see what more there is to learn and to meet other women who are interested in the same.
The open, vibrant and diverse Conscious Girlfriend Academy community of women are connecting with one another regularly through classes, intensives and practice labs to learn and put their skills in action.
PLEASE JOIN ME! Let's create a common language among us so we can practice these skills and forge ahead with new, deeper and more fulfilling connections. I hope to see you online on Saturday, Jody
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER!
Class tuition: $497 (on sale for $392 until May 7th) or
Free if you are an academy member-$997/year (payment plan available)Isn't $2.73/day well worth taking a step towards more fulfillment?
There are many many courses, videos and other perks available as a member including the 12 week Roadmap to Conscious Lesbian Dating and Love (same title as the book). Please click the link to look it over!❤ Understand what your needs truly are, moment by moment, and learn to welcome them as important sources of information and empowerment.
❤ Relinquish patterns of extreme self-reliance or over-dependence, and become able to embrace all the times you can best meet your own needs and your natural human need of other people.
❤ End patterns of over-giving, and create relationships in which both people feel well-loved.
❤ Feel worthy of getting your needs met, and communicate in ways that bring positive results in every part of your life, including the bedroom.
❤ Understand the difference between a need, a desire, and a trigger, and the "needs beneath the needs" that have likely led to challenges in your relationships.
❤ Learn how to listen well to the needs of your mind, body, heart and soul, as well as other parts of you.
❤ Discover why most of your strategies for getting your needs met have probably backfired, and how to ask in ways that bring the other person closer to you.
❤ Develop greater acceptance, resilience and creativity so you can feel filled-up, rather than drained by your relationships.
❤ Re-discover your capacity to give to others from the true generosity of your most whole Self, while also setting boundaries that are right for you.
Your heart deserves the magic of the Conscious Girlfriend Academy.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER! - Dancing & Dinner out @ The Knolls in our Private Lounge!Knolls Restaurant, Laguna Niguel , CA
WE ARE BACK AT IT AGAIN FOR MORE DANCING, CHATTING, AND EATING AT A WONDERFUL PLACE!
The Knolls is a fantastic venue for music, dancing, great atmosphere and excellent food and drinks! Beyond all those things, there's no cover charge AND we have our own private lounge (behind curtains) right off the dance floor full of tables, chairs, couches and best of all, AMBIANCE!
The band Pinch Me! starts at 6pm and we'll arrive at 5:30pm to have a chance to meet one another, chat and order dinner and drinks. You can arrive anytime after 5:30. THE THING IS... if you RSVP here, please show up because we will be counting on having enough women to hold on to the private space. Otherwise, please cancel your RSVP please...
If you prefer to eat dinner at a table instead of the lounge, you may want to come early and grab one. If you have your own party, feel free to call and make a reservation.
To see the Knolls menu, please click here: They have gourmet burgers, pasta, lots of seafood and more!
Let's cut loose and shake it together!
Jody & MelissaPlease join the meetup/Lesbian Getaways mailing list
- Let's Read... Broken FaithLink visible for attendees
Hello book lovers! Let’s read and discuss – Broken Faith, by Lois Cloarec Hart. Captivating Suspense • Intriguing Plot Twists Emotional wounds aren't always apparent, and those that haunt Marika and Rhiannon are deep and lasting. On the surface, Marika appears to be a wealthy, successful lawyer, while Rhiannon is a reclusive, maladjusted loner. But Marika, in her own way, is as damaged as the younger Rhiannon. When circumstances throw them together one summer, they begin to reach out, each finding unexpected strengths in the other.
However, even as inner demons are gradually vanquished and old hurts begin to heal, evil in human form reappears. The cruelly enigmatic Cass has used and controlled Marika in the past, and she aims to do so again.
Can Marika find it within herself to break free? Can she save her young friend from Cass's malevolent web? With the support of remarkable friends, the pair fights to break free-of their crippling pasts and the woman who will own them, or kill them.
440 Pages. (14 hours and 19 minutes on audio.) Plan accordingly.
Does love conquer all? Jo Jo 😊
NOTES FOR MEETING
Please be prompt, at 6:30 pm Pacific, and plan to stay until we close out as a group or at 8:00 pm Pacific. We open with a short icebreaker within a few minutes of the start time, which is great for getting to know one another better. Arriving late or leaving early “individually” can distract the group discussion, so arriving on time and staying until 8:00 pm Pacific, is appreciated. We do occasionally stay later but if you need to bow out then, no worries. And…we could finish early. (Early has not happened, but I am just saying it could. Lol.)
* It is a social event so please have your video ON. It is also for transparency and peace of mind for all our members in this Zoom world.
WHERE: Zoom - Attendees will receive a private link and password on the day of the event. I will post a comment when I have sent it. Please do not share or post the link or your password.
Make sure your Meet Up notification setting for email is on for this group. (If you saw this book discussion announced via email, your setting is on. ;))
WHAT TO BRING
Bring your sweet self, any notes you want to share, and your favorite beverage. :)- YES RSVPs, if you can't make it, please take a moment to change your RSVP to NOT GOING asap. It is just a courteous thing to do. :)
** If you are new to Zoom, watch this video. Make sure to watch the video to the end. (A little over 5 minutes.) A senior does a great job of showing the various items you will want to know about. It is easy! Really. https://youtu.be/kh50kVaIdAY
